Iron Gate is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b1afaa |
| Complementary Color | #55534d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Iron Gate Color. The Hawk’s Eye color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called School Ink (#31373f) for more energetic effect. Try Pencil Lead as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#55534d is the best complementary color to Iron Gate. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e5055 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #4d5355 and #4f4d55. Thus found on the left and right of #4e5055 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Iron Gate.
The split-complementary Iron Gate palette consists of #53554d and #554f4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55534d). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #4e5055, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4e5055 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Iron Gate. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iron Gate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e5055 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Iron Gate tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#55534d) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #554d4f and #4d5553.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e5055 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Iron Gate has a hue angle of 222.86°, a saturation of 4.29% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e5055 is made of 2.74% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #4e5055 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,80,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 1.96, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(222.86,4.29%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.86,8.24%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.0097,0.3223,-3.2159) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6502,8.0129,9.7378) |